Railway-tie.



PATENTED DEC. 31, 1907.

E. 1'. FORRESTER.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29,1907.

W1 TNESSES A TTORNE Y5 1 the composite January integral with the base an are disposed to ELI T. FORRESTER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTBIGT-OF COLUMBIA.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1907.

Application filed June 29. 1907- Serial No. 381,462-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELI TAYLOR run, a citizen of the United States, at Washington, have invented a new and useful Railway-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

Forums- This invention relates to'railway ties anddevices of this character more particularly to for use in connection with electric railway systems in which the conductors of electricity are located below the cars.

. The object of the invention is to provide a combined tie and yoke both of which are of or cushion form such as disclosed in Patent #810,200, granted to me on A still further object is to provide simple andeificient means for securing the conductor rails in the" yoke portion of the tie, said fasteningmeans being disposed to insulate the rails. I

With these and other objects in view the invention. consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

in the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings: of a tie embodying the present improvements, the r'ailslbeing shown in section. Fig 2 is asection on line 00-11:, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the insulating support and rail fastening means.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates the body of the tie which, as disclosed in my patent before mentioned, is made up of superposed metallic strips 2 having cushioning material 3 interposed between them. Suitable rail fasteners 4 are arranged u on the to plate 5 of the tie and are designe to secure y hold rails in position on the tie. These fasteners do not constitute any portion of the present invention.

The middle ortion of the tie is extended downward to orm a yoke 6 (preferably rec-- tangular in form and designs to receive the conductor rails? such as ordinarily used in connection with electric railway systems. Resting upon the bottom of the yoke 6 is an insulating support comprising a base 8 having upstanding side flanges 9 designed to fit snugly against the sides of the yoke. Downwardly extending end flan es 10 are formed residing in the District of Columbia,

Figure 1 is an elevation ways it can .also

lap opposite faces of the oke so as to hold the base 8 against'longitu 'nal displacement. A rib 11 is formed longitudinally along the center of the base 8 and has laterally extending retaining flanges 12. Stop lugs 13 extend upward from the base close to theflanges 9 and are disposed to fit within. notches 14 formed in the rails 77. L-shaped slot rails 15 are disposed upon the tie at opposite sides of yoke 6 and have base flanges, 16 designed to be fastened by means of screws 17 or in any other suitable manner to the tie.

As shown in the drawings the conductor rails are preferably T-shaped. In assembling the parts the conductor rails are slipped under the flanges 12 and swung downward so that the lugs 13 will rest within the notches 14. This is permissible in View of the fact that suficient play is allowed to enable the rails to be tilted between the flanges 9 and 12. After the rails are once in position they can not become displaced because they will rest by gravity, on the bases 8 and are, of course, connected together at their ends to form a continuous conductor. that the bases 8 are placed in position in the. yokes before the rails are fastened to them and before the slot rails are secured to the ties.

By constructing the parts in the manner herein described it becomes necessary to utilize the clumsy and heavy yokes such as ordinarily employed.

Although the device is particularly designed for use in connection with urban railbe used advantageously in connection with mine railways and in connection with the ordinary rails of steam railway systems. In other words, it becomes possible with the present invention, to convert a steam railway system into an underground electric railway system at the minimum expense.

It is to be understood that the base8 and the parts integral therewith can be formed of any suitable insulating material such as porcelain and the like. The lugs 13 upstanding therefrom serve to hold the rails 7 in proper relation to the base.

Although the invention has been described as utilizing a composite or cushioned tie structure it is to be understood that the tie may1 be of any other preferred form if des1re It will of course be obvious that the It is of course to be understood invention can be used in connection with various forms of railways whether or not the same be overhead, underground, or surface systems. I 5 What is claimed is:

v 1. A railway tie having an angular depressed portion constituting a (yoke, an illsulating device resting u on an detachably engaging the bottom 0 the oke, a conductor and means integral with said device for engaging the conductor.

2. A railway tie having an angular depressed ortion constituting a yoke, an insulatin ase bearing upon the yoke, means 1 5 integra with the base and engaging the yoke to prevent displacement of the base, a conductor, and means integral with the base for engaging the conductor.

3. A railway tie having a de ressed portion constituting a yoke, angu ar slot rails secured upon the tie adjacent opposite sides of the yoke, a conductor, and insulating means within and detachably mounted upon the yoke for engaging the conductor.

' 4-. A railwa tie having a depressed ortion constituting a yoke, an insulating ase within and bearing upon the bottom of the yoke, retainin flanges depen from; the base and lapping the bottom of t e yoke, a

conductor, and means upon the base for engaging theconductor 5. A railway tie having a depressed 01- tion constitutlng a yoke, an insulating ase detachably engaging the bottom of the yoke, a longitudinal r1b upon the base, laterally extending flanges integral therewith, a conductor, and side flanges coo erating with the lateral flanges to retain t e conductor upon the base.

6. A railway tie having a depressed or- 40 tion constitutlng a yoke, an insulating ase detachabg engaging the bottom of the yoke,

a longitu nal r1b upon the base, laterally extending flanges integral therewith, side flanges cooperating with'the lateral flanges to retain a conductor upon the base, and means upon the base for holdin the conductor and base against independent longitudinal movement. p

7. A railwa tie having a depressed portion constitutmg a yoke, said tie including a cushioning means extending throu bout the length thereof and inthe walls an bottom of the yoke.

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, Lhave hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ELI T. FORRESTER.

Witnessesz' E. HUME TALBERT, FLORA E. BRIGGS. 

